Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 21.55 watts per capita in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania is 21.55 watts per capita, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.8% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania peaked at 21.55 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.69 watts per capita, in 2022.
Tanzania ranks 188th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.88 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 17.41 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.97 watts per capita | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.78 watts per capita | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.33 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.47 watts per capita | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 15.06 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 14.65 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.27 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.94 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.83 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.73 watts per capita | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.5 watts per capita | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.16 watts per capita | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.98 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.68 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4 watts per capita | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.09 watts per capita | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.89 watts per capita | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.52 watts per capita | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.27 watts per capita | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.69 watts per capita | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6 watts per capita | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 21.55 watts per capita | +85.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 21.55 watts per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03 watts per capita, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 21.55 watts per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38 watts per capita, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +85.8% | 11.6 watts per capita | 21.55 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.88 watts per capita | 13.94 watts per capita | 17.88 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.78 watts per capita | 11.52 watts per capita | 13.83 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.22 watts per capita | 10.69 watts per capita | 21.55 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania was 21.55 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.55 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.69 watts per capita in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Tanzania ranks 188th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).